The Movie That Changed My Life
The Movie That Changed My Life: Sister Series to The Book That Changed My Life “Movies are thought-provoking” – Natoya Raymond The next person who would like to share their life-changing movie is… Continue reading
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Favorite Books of the Season: Valentines Day Edition
Sam Misner, the current Vice President of Sigma Tau Delta made a themed book post to celebrate Valentines Day. In spectacular fashion the members of the WIU English Department showed up with enthusiasm.… Continue reading
The Movie That Changed My Life
The Movie That Changed My Life: Sister Series to The Book That Changed My Life “Movies are alive” – Natoya Raymond I believe that everyone has a movie they felt was life changing… Continue reading
English Major Profile: Emily Woods (M.A. 2023)
Emily Woods graduated in 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and English from Illinois College. She is now in her last semester of her Master of Arts degree in English. M&L:… Continue reading
Ways of Seeing Simpkins Hall
Originally constructed in 1938 as the university’s lab school, Simpkins Hall is festooned with symbols appropriate to its original—and continuing— purpose, education. Here we see two symmetrical bas reliefs of flowers and fruit,… Continue reading
2021-2022 ANNOUNCEMENTS
Award Winning Students Each spring, the English Department awards $20,000 in scholarships and fellowships for our graduate and undergraduate students. We are pleased to announce the following students were awarded English scholarships this spring… Continue reading
PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE WITH MAX WALLACE
The Proust Questionnaire is a form of interview, popularized by French novelist Marcel Proust, that is focused on the interviewee’s personality. Max Wallace is currently pursuing his M.A in English, with a focus… Continue reading
A LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
This has been an incredible year of perseverance, persistence, and resilience for the Department of English. Our students, faculty, and staff have dealt with the unprecedented demands of the Covid-19 pandemic, recruited exceptionally… Continue reading
MEET NEW ASSISTANT PROFESSOR DAVID JOHNSON
The department of English will be welcoming Dr. David Johnson to the faculty this fall. Dr. Johnson’s specialty is in rhetorics of race, antiracist pedagogies, qualitative composition research, writing centers, and graduate writing. M&L:… Continue reading
Meet New Assistant Professor Ashley Beardsley
Dr. Ashley Beardsley will be joining the English department faculty this fall. Dr. Beardsley specializes in social media and participatory culture, digital literacy, digital writing research, community literacy, rhetorical criticism, craft rhetoric, feminist rhetoric, feminist research… Continue reading